Monday, April 29, 2013

ENGLISH HOLIDAY HOME-WORK



Podar international school,   Ahmedabad
                                        Summer Holiday Home Work 2013
                                                       Std. IX -  English
Instructions: Choose the correct answer.
Q1 - I haven't seen them ...... ages
for
since
Q2 - I have been living here ...... July
since
for
Q3 - He worked there ....... several years
since
for
Q4 - I haven't seen him ...... last week
for
since
Q5 - It's been a long time ....... I've had such a good meal in a restaurant
for
since
Q6 - He hasn't been able to work ...... the last three weeks
for
since
Q7 - They've known about it ...... a long time
for
since
Q8 - He hasn't worked this hard ..... he was at school
for
since
Q9 - I haven't seen her ..... a fortnight
for
since
Q10 - They haven't been here ..... 1993
since
for
Q11 - She's worked there ....... years
since
for
Q12 - He's been here ....... three o'clock
for
since
Q13 - There haven't been any wolves in England ........ a long time
for
since
Q14 - I haven't seen them .... last week
for
since
Q15 - It's the first time ....... 1973 that anyone has done so well
since
for
Q16 - She's been working there ...... eighteen months
since
for
Q17 - The weather has been dreadful ...... October
since
for
Q18 - They've been going out ...... New Year's Eve
for
since
Q19 - The film's been on at cinemas ........ Tuesday
for
since
Q20 - Nobody has been so close to breaking the record ..... 1983
since
for
Q21 - ...... then, I haven't been able to sleep well
for
since
Q22 - I learnt German ..... two years while I was at school
for
since
Q23 - I haven't had such fun ....... the last time we met
since
for
Q24 - The film has been on at cinemas everywhere ..... July
since
for
Q25 - I hadn't heard from them .... ages
since
for
Q26 - He hasn't worked ..... he was made redundant
since
for
Q27 - She hasn't been here ...... a month
since
for
Q28 - ..... 1989, no one has lived here
For
Since
Q29 - It's the first time I've been here ....... the accident
since
for
Q30 - It was the first time I'd tried doing it ......... I was at university
for
since
Q31 - She's been on holiday ....... the last three weeks
for
since
Q32 - He's been off sick ........ two weeks
since
for
Q33 - The film lasted ...... two hours
for
since
Q34 - I haven't heard from them ..... I sent them the letter
since
for
Q35 - These windows haven't been cleaned ........ months
since
for
Q36 - I haven't been able to get a good night's sleep ....... our daughter was born
since
for
Q37 - It is the first time I've had such a bad fever ........ I was a child
since
for
Q38 - It's the first time I've eaten snails ........ I was in France on holiday
for
since
Q39 - He's worked there ____ he left college.
for
since
Q40 - I've know her ____ ages.
for
since
Q41 - It's been open ____ last month.
for
since
Q42 - I lived there ____ several years.
for
since
Q43 - She's studied here ____ two years.
for
since
Q44 - I haven't seen them ____ July.
for
since
Q45 - ____ when have you been allowed to do that?
for
since
Q46 - I've been waiting ____ twenty minutes.
for
since
Q47 - I have been waiting ____ midday
for
since
Q48 - They've known about it ____ ages.
for
since
Q49 – I have been training at the Gym ____ the last month.
for
since
Q50 – Indians have been worshipping nature ____ centuries.
for
since

Write down the past tense of each verb.

throw   ____________ win   ____________ feel    ____________ sit   ____________ wear    ____________ hold    ____________ fly    ____________ sell    ____________ lose    ____________ grow    ____________ give    ____________ leave    ____________ catch    ____________ go    ____________ tell    ____________ say    ____________ build    ____________ eat    ____________

Write the past tense form of the verbs.
  1. I ______ to school.     walk
  2. Alan ______ a movie last week.     watch
  3. My dad ______ a green car.     drive
  4. Anna ______ some poems.     write
  5. I ______ 5 books last week.     read
Write the past participle form of the verbs.
1.      Three goats have ______ to the yard.     go
2.      I’ve ____________ Alan for years.     know
3.      Have you ____________ your lunch?     eat
4.      Have you ____________ this map before?     see
5.      They've ____________ a long time.     think
Look at the ending letters of these words and add ed to the verbs.
  smash ________
  shout _________
  trap _________
  glide ________
  slip _________
  live _________
  cry ________
  tire _________
  chew _________
  grab ________
  fly _________
  watch _________
  look ________
  bake _________
  play _________
  check ________
  drop _________
  smile _________
circle the action verb in each sentence. Write down whether the verb is past tense, present test, or future tense on the line.
1.      I run today.   ____________
2.      Anna and Lily went to see a movie yesterday.   ____________
3.      I will run tomorrow.    ____________
4.      That boys plays in the park everyday.   ____________
5.      Mom cooked Chinese food for dinner yesterday.  ____________
6.      I will go to New York next year.  ____________
7.      I choose the book today.  ____________
8.      I will speak to the class tomorrow.  ____________
9.      Alan played really hard.  ____________
10.  Dad drew picture yesterday.
11.  There are 23 verbs that can be used as helping verbs in English. 



     
am
is
are
was
must
were
been
be
can
could
has
shall
will
do
had
does
did
have
should
may
might
being
would




 





 


 

Circle the helping verb in each sentence.

  1. I will play soccer tomorrow.
  2. We have learned the math facts.
  3. He is watching TV.
  4. Do you want some food?
  5. I can't speak Chinese.
  6. Would you like a cup of tea?
  7. You should see a doctor.
  8. He walks slower than she does
  9. My uncle may arrive earlier.
  10. I really must work on my homework now. 

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